Thomas Laurens JONES

(1819-1887)

JONES, Thomas Laurens, a
Representative from Kentucky; born in White Oak, Rutherford County,
N.C., January 22, 1819; attended private schools; was graduated
from Princeton College and from the law department of Harvard
University; was admitted to the bar in Columbia, S.C., in 1846 and
commenced practice in New York City in 1847; moved to Newport, Ky.,
in 1849 and continued the practice of law; member of the State
house of representatives from Campbell County 1853-1855; elected as
a Democrat to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses (March 4,
1867-March 3, 1871); was not a candidate for renomination in 1870;
elected to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877);
chairman, Committee on Railways and Canals (Forty-fourth Congress);
was not a candidate for renomination; resumed the practice of law;
died in Newport, Ky., June 20, 1887; interment in Evergreen
Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present